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What role is UNIFIL supposed to play in southern Lebanon?

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Nicole Frölich | Tania Krämer in Israel
October 10, 2024

The United Nations has said two members of its peacekeeping mission in Lebanon were injured when an Israeli tank fired on its headquarters. What exactly happened, and what is the role UNIFIL is supposed to play in southern Lebanon? DW correspondent Tania Krämer reports.

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